Ivanhoe slay Sileby

AN UNBEATEN century from former Leicestershire and Kent man Trevor Ward and an unbeaten 50 from Matt Twigg consigned Sileby to a nine wicket reverse at the hands of Leicester Ivanhoe as they came crashing down to earth with a bump following their recent good form in the Everards Premier Division.

AN UNBEATEN century from former Leicestershire and Kent man Trevor Ward and an unbeaten 50 from Matt Twigg consigned Sileby to a nine wicket reverse at the hands of Leicester Ivanhoe as they came crashing down to earth with a bump following their recent good form in the Everards Premier Division.

Earlier in the day, Jake Gillett had won the toss and had elected to bat first but his decision appeared to backfire as they stuttered to 90 for 6, with Niall Lafferty claiming 4 for 40 to dismiss four of the top six.

Dave Torr however, held the middle order together with a gutsy 43, including seven fours, as he helped marshal the middle overs before being eighth man out on 142.

Matt Ellis (23) and Mike Roberts (19 not out) helped add another 46 as Sileby closed on 188 for 9 from their 50 overs.

Ivanhoe’s reply started poorly as Craig Crowe was caught behind off the evergreen Mark Sharman for nine. However, that was as good as it got for Sileby as Ward and Twigg made hay while the sun shone, putting Sileby’s bowling to the sword.

Ward hit 17 fours and a six from his 110 ball 109 while Twigg stroked five fours in his 95 ball 50 as the home side eased over the finishing line with over 13 overs and nine wickets to spare.

Sileby face another tough test next weekend as they welcome Lutterworth to Mill Lane in what will be scorer Lee Hands’ last match with the club before jetting off to join up with the rest of his family in Australia.